Hughes ‘was a fascinating player to watch’, says Michael Atherton

Atherton described Hughes as "a kind of classic Aussie batsman from the Outback really, with a rustic technique but with a desire to hit the ball and play aggressively"

Atherton described Hughes as “a kind of classic Aussie batsman from the Outback really, with a rustic technique but with a desire to hit the ball and play aggressively”

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Former England captain Michael Atherton has announced that Australia batsman Phillip Hughes “was a fascinating player to watch”.

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Butt and Asif have to come clean about the spot-fixing scandal, says Shaharyar Khan

"they have to come clean with an open heart and convince us and show us their intentions"

“They have to come clean with an open heart and convince us and show us their intentions”

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In order to help them revive their international careers, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan has announced that Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif have to come clean about their role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal that shocked the cricketing world.

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I still haven’t forgiven Clarke for his personal sledge, reveals Dale Steyn

"I don't take many things personally, but what he did say to me I did take personally"

“I don’t take many things personally, but what he did say to me I did take personally”

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South Africa pace maestro Dale Steyn has revealed that he still hasn’t forgiven Australia captain Michael Clarke for his alleged personal sledge during the third Test in Cape Town in March this year.

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‘Patience will be the most important thing for this series’, says Marlon Samuels

"The pitches in the Caribbean are a bit on the slow side so it [will depend on] who can occupy the crease the longest and win more sessions"

“The pitches in the Caribbean are a bit on the slow side so it [will depend on] who can occupy the crease the longest and win more sessions”

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West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has announced that “patience will be the most important thing” during the national team’s upcoming Test series against New Zealand.

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Carberry article referred to Press Complaints Commission

The article suggested that Carberry had been a victim of racial discrimination

The article suggested that Carberry had been a victim of racial discrimination

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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have referred The Guardian’s article, in which they interviewed batsman Michael Carberry, to the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) after they were unhappy with the tone and some of the content within the article.

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